It wouldn’t be a Herrera show without column gowns, and there were beauties on display, in pleated silk chiffon and fils coupe. They were mature in the best sense. Where Herrera stretched herself with more youthful proposals, she stumbled. See the busy prints or high-waisted flounce shorts. Simplicity suited her better. Karlie Kloss’ show-closing dress, easy and airy and prettily embroidered, suggested a road worth exploring further.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012NEW YORK

By Matthew Schneier – style.com